Burberry's chief beats path to top
Ahrendts took home almost £17-million last year, making her the highest-paid woman in Britain.
Bets on royal baby to boost UK's economy
Britain's officials are hoping that the impending royal birth will produce a bouncing baby buoy for the economy.
Britain to compensate for colonial-era torture
Britain has agreed on a $31-million compensation package for Kenyans tortured during the Mau Mau uprising against colonial rule in the 1950s.
Thousands of Kenyans to sue Britain over Mau Mau treatment
More than 8 000 Kenyans are seeking millions in compensation from ex-colonial ruler Britain, claiming mistreatment during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising.
Ask a lab rat: austerity hurts
The failure of the British experiment should prove the point made by IMF economists.
Britain withdraws embassy staff from Libya as tensions rise
Britain is pulling out some staff from its embassy in Tripoli due to security concerns over recent political unrest, says its foreign office.
Britain to cut aid to South Africa in 2015
Britain has announced that it will cut off direct aid to South Africa in 2015, citing its status as Africa's biggest economy.
Iron Lady's bitter economic 'cure'
The late Margaret Thatcher doggedly insisted that privatisation was the only remedy for Britain's ills.
[Slideshow] Remembering the Iron Lady
The first woman to become Britain's prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, has died at age 87. We remember her life in pictures.
Tests show up to 100% horse meat found in Euro beef products
Britain has held emergency talks to discuss the discovery of horse meat in processed food in a scandal that has spread to other European countries.
Antarctic exploratory drilling halted
An ambitious British plan to search for minute forms of life in an ancient lake beneath Antarctica's ice has been suspended due to technical problems.
Sports funding: Government must 'walk the talk'
Compared to the funding countries such as Britain received, South Africa's spending was hardly impressive, The Saturday Star has reported.
UN head urges Syria to cooperate with ceasefire monitors
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has urged Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime to protect the 300 ceasefire monitors due in Syria next week.
Credit where it's due
Can you tell the difference between a real e-mail from PayPal, warning you that your credit card is about to expire, and a fake e-mail asking for your bank account details? It is getting increasingly difficult, and a mistake could have unfortunate financial consequences.
Looking back on the crash
As celebrations go, it will be a muted one. But at 9pm on Thursday evening, anyone who tried and failed to make a fortune in the dotcom boom can be forgiven for sitting back, pouring themselves a glass of millennium bubbly, and thinking about what might have been.
Waitrose ploughs profits back into SA farms
The Waitrose chain of supermarkets in Britain is to plough 20% of all profits from the South African citrus fruit sold in its stores back into farms where the food is grown. The move is aimed at enriching the lives of South African farm workers and their dependents but also ensuring stability in the supply chain.
Carney in a class of her own
When 17-year-old English winger Karen Carney took the free-kick that was deflected into the Finland goal for England's first goal and then, when all seemed lost after her side had conceded an 89th-minute equaliser, calmly powered in the winner, people started talking about her talent.
Uefa gives hope to Liverpool
Liverpool appear to be winning their battle to play in next season's Champions League, albeit starting off in the qualifying rounds. The idea of fast-tracking them into the group stages was described this week as "remote" but Uefa is looking at other ways of bending the rules and an announcement may be made soon.
UK plans to slash Iraq force over the next year
Britain and the United States are privately planning to withdraw most of their forces from Iraq by early next year, according to a secret memo written by John Reid, the United Kingdom defence secretary. Under the plans, Britain will cut the number of its troops from the present 8 500 to 3 000 by the middle of next year.
